It is a typical Thursday morning as Rachel drops her thirteen-year-old daughter, Kylie, at the bus stop. Busy checking the likes on her Instagram feed whilst waiting for the bus, Kylie doesn’t even notice the man with the black ski mask and gun pointing at her until he is next to her. A woman has Kylie bound and gagged and the only way Rachel will ever see her again is if she follows the woman’s instructions, that is, the rules of The Chain. She must pay a ransom and kidnap a child.

Rachel has 24 hours to determine whether her daughter lives or dies and whether she’s the one who’s capable of finally breaking The Chain.

From two-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award, author Adrian McKinty brings a suspenseful, diabolical and thrilling story with The Chain